This month we will talk about the Holy Spirit, and how he works on our everyday lives.How many of you have ever done something wrong? How many of you felt sorry about it? Howmany of you have ever been brave when you could have been afraid? How many of you need help inmaking the right decisions? If you answered yes to any of those questions, you may have had a littlehelp from the Holy Spirit. We know Who God is. He created us. We know Who Jesus is. He savedus. So who is the Holy Spirit anyway?Some of you have heard that God is three persons in one or what they call Trinity. God is the Father,the Son Jesus, and the Holy Spirit. How can we explain it?

(Note: You may use an egg, a bowl and atowel for your hands while presenting the talk)

Well, this egg right here has three parts. There is the shell, (crack open), the yolk, and the egg white.It has three parts with different functions, but it is still one egg. Same as the Trinity, they are differentpersons with different tasks, but they are considered as one.

According to the Bible, the Holy Spirit has many names some of which are:

Protect us every day to avoid danger and in sicknessIt means that anytime a child of God calls on the name of Jesus, the Holy Spirit goes forth and springs intoaction to help us.

Suggested ActivitiesKids at Play (3-4 years old

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Activity: Holy Spirit Stained Glass Craft

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Colored papers (assorted)

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scissors

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glue

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cardboard or 1/8 size illustration board

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print out of a dove and fireInstructions:

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Create the stained glass window background:

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Cut out an archway shape from a cardboard or an illustration board.

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Cut out random rectangular shapes from colored papers of different colors.

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Glue the pieces all over the window to give it a stained glass look.

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Glue the print out dove or fire on the center of the window.After the activity, tell the kids that dove and fire were some of the symbols used to describe thepresence of the Holy Spirit in the Bible. The dove was used as symbol during the baptism of Jesus and the fire was used during Pentecost.

First Step (5-7 years old)

Activity: Silent Answer Materials:

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Cup of water

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Piece of any fruit

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Hand drawn map of the church

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Picture of a stop sign

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Index cards

Mechanics:

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Draw a map of the church. Write the following questions on index cards

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I am hungry; can you help me?

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I need water for my plant; can you help me?

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I really like your church; can you tell me how to locate the sanctuary to attend the service?

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I'm thinking about fighting my friend; what do you think about that?2.

Place the first four objects on a table and ask for two kids as volunteers.

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Give the index cards to the first kid and he or she will verbally ask the questions to the secondkid.

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The second volunteer may use any of the objects on the table to answer the questions, but maynot speak.

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See how many of the questions can be answered. If time permits, allow other volunteers toplay the two roles.